• Independent TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Michael Healy-Rae speaks (no more than once per day)

• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests

No data to display yet.

Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Carer's Allowance Applications, Health Services, Disability Allowance Applications

(based on written questions asked by Michael Healy-Rae and answered by departments)

Middle East: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

“Of all the subjects and all the issues that we talk about here, when we see the horrific videos and images of people, and children in particular, starving and the inhumanity and the senselessness of it all, it really would make one think that man's inhumanity to man is beyond belief. We are all rightly outraged by what is going on. That being said, Ireland is a leader in the world on...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Funding (1 Jul 2025)

“I am responding on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, who unfortunately cannot be present. On his behalf, I welcome the opportunity to respond on this matter and thank Senator Conway for his question. The SAFE instrument, which entered into force on 29 May 2025, is an EU instrument designed to provide financial assistance to member states and support their urgent public...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Funding (1 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Senator once again for his contribution. As the Minister for Defence, the Tánaiste’s priority is to ensure the operational capabilities of the Defence Forces are maintained and developed. This will enable the Defence Forces to carry out the roles assigned by Government. Capital investment for the Defence Forces has increased as a result of the commitment by the...”

More of Michael Healy-Rae's recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

These statistics are updated only each weekend. Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site.More about this)

• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 637 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 115 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Michael Healy-Rae speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1154 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)

Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register

View the history of this member's entries in the Register